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The Twelve Maidens - A Novel of Witchcraft
by Farrar, Stewart
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. (1974). First Edition. Hardcover. A 12mm tear at corner of dust-jacket. Some rubbing to edges of dust-jacket. Small dampstain to top of rear flap of dust-jacket. Small stain to top page edges. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 222, [2 (blank)] pages. Mauve boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 196 x 126mm. "This unusually imaginative novel of witchcraft pits the ancient and evil powers of the occult against new scientific techniques. A mixed civilian and Army scientific unit is working on Biodar, a radar system which picks up only animal and human life, at an isolated establishment in the Devon moors[.]" - from dust-jacket blurb. .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22555
- Title
- The Twelve Maidens - A Novel of Witchcraft
- Author
- Farrar, Stewart
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1974)
Terms of Sale
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Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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